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You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter`s vessel."
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Two Sides of Christ's Rule
Commentators explain that the harsh imagery of the "rod of iron" is directed only at rebellious enemies who oppose God's kingdom. This severe judgment is not a contradiction of Christ's gentle, shepherd-like care for His own people. As one scholar notes, a just king must protect the obedient while punishing the wicked, and Christ's reign is perfectly just.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron - This evidently refers to your enemies, for it cannot be supposed that he would wield suc…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt break.—The Septuagint translated, thou shalt pasture them, understanding by the rod (Hebrew, shevet),…
Baptist
You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces, like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instruct…
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16th Century
Protestant
This is expressly stated to teach us that Christ is furnished with power to reign even over those who are averse to his authority and refuse to obe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall break them with a rod of iron Not his inheritance and possession among the Gentiles, the chosen ones given…
The kingdom of the Messiah is founded upon an eternal decree of God the Father. Our Lord Jesus often referred to this as that by which He governed …
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13th Century
Catholic
Having finished the psalm in which he described the state and progress of the human race in general, the psalmist now moves on to a speci…
